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mom nicky came to the united states when she was 8 from the former soviet union. she says the early memories in the united states helped shape her current views. she believes passion naately inr rights and freedoms. if politicians want to know about the women's vote, they can stop by and ask her. >> we care about the same issues as men care about. we don't want to be targeted as some kind of special interest group. we are not. we are people. we are americans. we are people trying to make a living and trying to support our families. that's no different from any man. >> she's followed and blogged about the democratic and republican national conventions. what would it take to get your vote? >> for each of them to put forth a balanced budget that cuts spending, that reduces our debt, that reduces our deficit, and that puts our country on a secure economic footing. without that, it's just more talk. >> women matter. they may be what puts president obama over the top. 54% of women leaning towards the president. 42% to mitt romney. republicans hope to close the gender ga
mom nicky came to the united states when she was 8 from the former soviet union. she says the early memories in the united states helped shape her current views. she believes passion naately inr rights and freedoms. if politicians want to know about the women's vote, they can stop by and ask her. >> we care about the same issues as men care about. we don't want to be targeted as some kind of special interest group. we are not. we are people. we are americans. we are people trying to make...
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we want to welcome our viewers from the united states and the world. i'm wolf blitzer and you're in "the situation room." certainly a critical voting block. military voters out there, both president obama and mitt romney, they are aggressively kourting them. jim acosta is traveling with a governor romney and he has a lot going on right now, jim? >> that's right, wolf. and mitt romney is out to make the case that the best defense is a better economy. >> in battle ground virginia both president obama and mitt romney pulled out the heavy artillery. romney slammed the president for the defense cuts coming at the end of the year. >> it is still a troubled and dangerous world and the idea of cutting our military commitment by a trillion over this decade is unthinkable. and devastating. and when i become president of the united states, we will stop it. i will not cut our commitment to our military. >> the president once again blasted romney's hidden camera comments on the 47% of americans he dubbed victims of government dependence. >> i don't think we can get
we want to welcome our viewers from the united states and the world. i'm wolf blitzer and you're in "the situation room." certainly a critical voting block. military voters out there, both president obama and mitt romney, they are aggressively kourting them. jim acosta is traveling with a governor romney and he has a lot going on right now, jim? >> that's right, wolf. and mitt romney is out to make the case that the best defense is a better economy. >> in battle ground...
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at least in the united states. one analyst estimates based on counts in new york, boston, and minneapolis, the lines today were on average about 83% longer than the lines for the iphone 4s last october. whatever the flaws are in this device, it's always popular, as you know. >> a lot of talk about it in the newsroom just today. brian todd, thanks so much. >> remember, we're always following what's going on in "the situation room." you can follow us on twitter. you can tweet me @wolfblitzer and tweet kate.
at least in the united states. one analyst estimates based on counts in new york, boston, and minneapolis, the lines today were on average about 83% longer than the lines for the iphone 4s last october. whatever the flaws are in this device, it's always popular, as you know. >> a lot of talk about it in the newsroom just today. brian todd, thanks so much. >> remember, we're always following what's going on in "the situation room." you can follow us on twitter. you can...
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and when i become president of the united states, we will stop it. i will not cut our commitment to our military. >> the president once again blasted romney's hidden camera comments on the 47% of americans he dubbed victims of government dependence. >> i don't think we can get very far with heed lookers who write-off half the nation as a bunch of victims who never take responsibility for their own lives. >> 47% people of the people -- >> the obama campaign turned romney's remarks into a devastating new ad playing the words under the faces of families and veterans. >> and they will vote for this president no matter what. so my job is not worry about those people. they should take personal responsibility. >> reporter: romney who has courted veterans two days in a row. he's seizing on new economic data. from 1.7% to 1.3. >> this is not just one quarter. this has been going on now for years. china is growing much faster than we, russia is growing faster than we. our economy needs to be reinvigorated. >> reporter: the labor department announced it underco
and when i become president of the united states, we will stop it. i will not cut our commitment to our military. >> the president once again blasted romney's hidden camera comments on the 47% of americans he dubbed victims of government dependence. >> i don't think we can get very far with heed lookers who write-off half the nation as a bunch of victims who never take responsibility for their own lives. >> 47% people of the people -- >> the obama campaign turned...
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we've got live pictures of the first lady of the united states. she's here at the time warner cable arena. she's now at the podium the right there. you can see she's getting instructions, trying to begin to get a little feel for that stage up there. the teleprompter that will eventually be there. she's going to deliver a major address here, obviously, in charlotte at the democratic national convention tomorrow night. that's what the first lady will be doing. she's been here now, i'm guessing for at least 45 minutes to an hour. she was up in the sky boxes walking around, doing some television interviews, and just beginning to get a flavor for what's going on. this will be a very important address. she's very popular out there. has high, high approval and favorability numbers. there's no doubt about that. and she's going to be under enormous pressure to deliver that big speech tomorrow night. we're here in "the situation room" watching everything that's going on. gloria borger is here. brianna keilar is here. as we see the first lady, this is normal
we've got live pictures of the first lady of the united states. she's here at the time warner cable arena. she's now at the podium the right there. you can see she's getting instructions, trying to begin to get a little feel for that stage up there. the teleprompter that will eventually be there. she's going to deliver a major address here, obviously, in charlotte at the democratic national convention tomorrow night. that's what the first lady will be doing. she's been here now, i'm guessing...
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we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer, you're in "the situation room." >> violent protests across the muslim world this week, sparked by a low budget movie by a mystery film maker. the u.s. embassies found themselves under attack by outraged mobs and in some cases forces fired on mobs with deadly consequences and all of it caused a dramatic shift in the presidential campaign as foreign policy suddenly took center stage. ben wedeman is back in cairo. it seems that this weekend there seems to be a cooling of heads to a certain degree in egypt. is that what you're seeing, ben? >> certainly among the leaders of the muslim brotherhood and in the administration of the egyptian president, there is an attempt to calm down the situation rhetorically. and certainly we've seen in messages conveyed by leaders of the muslim brotherhood and the egyptian president, they're trying to send a message of reassurance to washington. but at the same time they're kind of walking a tight rope between washington and the street he
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and also language about israel being the united states strongest ally. i haven't read the full amendment. interesting to see if that is back in there. especially knowing the israel language, knowing mitt romney is trying to make this an issue. especially in florida where it could make a difference, why would they do that? then they realized they had to fix it. normally you country your ducks, if you're going to fix something in an open convention, you count your ducks first. that was embarrassing. >> yeah. the acceptance speech last week in tampa, mitt romney did say directly president obama has thrown israel under the bus. that was a very strong accusation. i think we've repaired our connection with dana. dana, tell us what it was like. what did you hear on the floor when he asked for that two-thirds voice vote to be announced? >> well, at the beginning it seemed pretty clear to me that the nos had it. two-thirds did not go through. that is why they asked for it again. and then at the end when the mayor still said it was passed, you heard some boos. i'm
and also language about israel being the united states strongest ally. i haven't read the full amendment. interesting to see if that is back in there. especially knowing the israel language, knowing mitt romney is trying to make this an issue. especially in florida where it could make a difference, why would they do that? then they realized they had to fix it. normally you country your ducks, if you're going to fix something in an open convention, you count your ducks first. that was...
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united states. then there's a link to buy the poster. i guess the question is, is it appropriate to use the american flag like this for campaign purposes? >> you know, free speech, wolf. look, i know there are some right wing bloggers who are already gone through their level of outrage. i often think of this as just another distraction. but this is just artist for obama to generate excitement, interest and of course get a couple dollars into a campaign that really needs a lot of money right now. i hope this is not another distraction like god in the platform, which didn't really look at the fact that we had more than six chapters on god. but we often get called into these sidebar conversations because we don't want to talk about the big issues facing this country. ana is right, it's 100%. we're all in this together. while mitt romney is talking about people not paying taxes, we should talk about corporations that don't pay their fair share. it's time he release his own taxes to the american people t
united states. then there's a link to buy the poster. i guess the question is, is it appropriate to use the american flag like this for campaign purposes? >> you know, free speech, wolf. look, i know there are some right wing bloggers who are already gone through their level of outrage. i often think of this as just another distraction. but this is just artist for obama to generate excitement, interest and of course get a couple dollars into a campaign that really needs a lot of money...
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not only the president of the united states but the vice president of the united states has a lot riding on his speech tonight. he'll be speaking in the 9:00 p.m. eastern hour. the president in the 10:00 p.m. eastern hour. we'll assess what these two leaders are expected to say when our coverage continues. everyone has goals. take the steps to reach yours, with us with real advice, for real goals. the us bank wealth management advisor can help you. every step of the way. from big steps, to little steps. since 1863 we've helped guide our clients, so they can take the steps to help grow, preserve, and pass along their wealth. so their footsteps can help the next generation find their own path. all of us serving you. us bank if you made a list of countries from around the world... ...with the best math scores. ...the united states would be on that list. in 25th place. let's raise academic standards across the nation. let's get back to the head of the class. let's solve this. how did the nba become the hottest league on the planet? by building on the cisco intelligent network they're able to
not only the president of the united states but the vice president of the united states has a lot riding on his speech tonight. he'll be speaking in the 9:00 p.m. eastern hour. the president in the 10:00 p.m. eastern hour. we'll assess what these two leaders are expected to say when our coverage continues. everyone has goals. take the steps to reach yours, with us with real advice, for real goals. the us bank wealth management advisor can help you. every step of the way. from big steps, to...
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we heard the president of the united states. they all went out of their way raising the whole simpson balls commission but they all rejected it when they had an opportunity to promote it. were you surprised by that, jeff? >> it was a little surprised by that. and i agree with ryan. this campaign's slogan is forward and they were promising he would give a window into t next fouryears. but at the same time it was not a state of, you know, the union address. it was an acceptance speech for the party's nomination. and, i guess looking at wt they were trying to achieve, simply overall was to ask voters for their patience, to ask for a little more time to get things done. and he was talking to voters who already supported him once four years ago. that's all he needs. i mean, he is not trying to necessarily puersuade any new voters. he's trying to re-engage and re-energize some voters who may not be quite as sure of him this time. overall i don't think it will go down as one of his best speeches. but often speeches in the history of pr
we heard the president of the united states. they all went out of their way raising the whole simpson balls commission but they all rejected it when they had an opportunity to promote it. were you surprised by that, jeff? >> it was a little surprised by that. and i agree with ryan. this campaign's slogan is forward and they were promising he would give a window into t next fouryears. but at the same time it was not a state of, you know, the union address. it was an acceptance speech for...
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she's visiting the united states. and we spoke about that pakistani doctor that seems to be implicated, sentenced to 30-plus years for helping the cia apparently locate bin laden in abbottabad. we had a conversation. here's what she told me. >> this doctor who is portrayed to be a hero over here has come in the way of being able to ensure that polio is no longer prevalent in pakistan. he did not know that he was on this grand mission to get obl. >> this has provoked a firestorm. a lot of angry reaction in the u.s. to the pakistani's arrest of this doctor. what do you make of this controversy? >> reporter: it makes a lot of sense. the cia would not tell anybody who didn't need to know that this is a g-20 quet bin lad this is a "get bin laden" mission. he's been charged and convicted on a slightly different supposed crime which is he, rather than treason, they've said that he was helping the taliban. in reality, this doctor was actually kidnapped by the taliban and actually gave them medical services, is my understandin
she's visiting the united states. and we spoke about that pakistani doctor that seems to be implicated, sentenced to 30-plus years for helping the cia apparently locate bin laden in abbottabad. we had a conversation. here's what she told me. >> this doctor who is portrayed to be a hero over here has come in the way of being able to ensure that polio is no longer prevalent in pakistan. he did not know that he was on this grand mission to get obl. >> this has provoked a firestorm. a...
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congressman, a nice little bounce for the president of the united states. neil newhouse, though, the romney pollster put out a memo saying don't get too worked up about the latest polling. while some voters will feel a bit of a sugar high from the conventions, the basic structure of the race has not changed significantly. but i assume these numbers are not encouraging right now. tough do some work. what's the strategy? >> well, the strategy to continue to talk about jobs and the economy because, yeah, they did get a little bit of a sugar high an you get a number of days with unfettered access to the immediate why and american people but when you go mono-e-mono and talk about jobs, the economy and the president's record or a lack of a record i think the focus then is who's the best to lead us forward and put america back to work and i think that's clearly mitt romney and paul ryan. >> why didn't romney get a sugar high after the republican convention? >> immediately rolled in to the democratic convention. no excuses. october 3rd and then start to have debate
congressman, a nice little bounce for the president of the united states. neil newhouse, though, the romney pollster put out a memo saying don't get too worked up about the latest polling. while some voters will feel a bit of a sugar high from the conventions, the basic structure of the race has not changed significantly. but i assume these numbers are not encouraging right now. tough do some work. what's the strategy? >> well, the strategy to continue to talk about jobs and the economy...
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let's bring in the israeli ambassador to the united states. ambassador michael oren joining us from new york. he's been spending all this time with the prime minister. mr. ambassador, thanks for coming in. >> always good to be with you, wolf. >> clearly israelis, your prime minister, has literally drawn a red line. by implication it suggests that's not necessarily enough. you need the united states to draw that same red line if the iranians are going to back down. and you haven't heard the obama administration do that yet. is that the issue right now? >> well, as the prime minister said to the general assembly today, wolf, the drawing of the red line is designed to give diplomacy and sanctions more time to work. we believe by drawing that red line you won't be increasing the chances of military engagement, you'll be significantly lessening the chances of a military engagement because the iranians have been presented with red lines in the past in the straits of hormuz and they've backed down. we know they can see the color red. we're engaged in
let's bring in the israeli ambassador to the united states. ambassador michael oren joining us from new york. he's been spending all this time with the prime minister. mr. ambassador, thanks for coming in. >> always good to be with you, wolf. >> clearly israelis, your prime minister, has literally drawn a red line. by implication it suggests that's not necessarily enough. you need the united states to draw that same red line if the iranians are going to back down. and you haven't...
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but their top priority remains attacking the united states and europe. and as newsweek writes "in fighting terror, our team has to stay lucky 100% of the time. al qaeda only has to be lucky once." here's the question, how much safer do you feel 11 years after 9/11? go to cnn.com slash caffertyfile or go to our post on the "the situation room" facebook page. >> jack, thank you. >>> many of the families of the loved ones that died on that day, for one family the whole image has dramatically changed all because of one chilling note that only just surfaced recently. brian todd is here in "the situation room." he's got the details. brian, it's a chilling story. >> chilling is a very good description, wolf. this note has changed this family's entire perception of how and when their loved one died on september 11th. randy scott was so close to this, the point of impact of the second plane hitting the world trade center, that his family was certain. >> i was just believing that because the plane had impacted on his floor that -- that he had died instantly. >> re
but their top priority remains attacking the united states and europe. and as newsweek writes "in fighting terror, our team has to stay lucky 100% of the time. al qaeda only has to be lucky once." here's the question, how much safer do you feel 11 years after 9/11? go to cnn.com slash caffertyfile or go to our post on the "the situation room" facebook page. >> jack, thank you. >>> many of the families of the loved ones that died on that day, for one family the...
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the israelis sought a meeting with the president of the united states. president -- the white house now saying scheduling conflicts, is that what they're saying? >> that's right, wolf. as you know, there's been some friction in this relationship of the white house saying in this case it really is a scheduling conflict. national security council spokesman tommy vitor saying the president will be arriving for the u.n. in new york on september 24th leaving the next day and that benjamin netanyahu will not be arriving until later in the week. he points out they will both not be in the city at the same time. however, in a statement he went onto say that the two leaders do stay in frequent contact, that benjamin netanyahu will be meeting with other u.s. officials including secretary of state hillary clinton. but, wolf, this statement may not be enough to silence this entire controversy. >> i am told though by israeli sources, dan, that the prime minister's office made it clear that if there could be a meeting in washington with the president, he would have gon
the israelis sought a meeting with the president of the united states. president -- the white house now saying scheduling conflicts, is that what they're saying? >> that's right, wolf. as you know, there's been some friction in this relationship of the white house saying in this case it really is a scheduling conflict. national security council spokesman tommy vitor saying the president will be arriving for the u.n. in new york on september 24th leaving the next day and that benjamin...
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now even the president of the united states is weighing in. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." president obama gave a major speech today before an international audience. world leaders gathered at the united nations and millions of viewers around the world were watching. comes exactly six weeks before the november election. and that means president obama's words are also aimed at domestic viewers. in other words, american voters. cnn's foreign affairs correspondent, jill dougherty, is over in new york watching all of this unfold. jill, update our viewers on what happened. >> reporter: well, wolf, you know president obama wasn't here in new york very long. the highlight of his u.n. appearance, that speech. or maybe you could call it two speeches. in his speech to the united nations president barack obama faced two audiences, citizens of the world some of them skeptical muslims. and his own fellow american who is soon will decide whether or not to keep him i
now even the president of the united states is weighing in. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." president obama gave a major speech today before an international audience. world leaders gathered at the united nations and millions of viewers around the world were watching. comes exactly six weeks before the november election. and that means president obama's words are also aimed at domestic viewers....
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now even the president of the united states is weighing in. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." president obama gave a major speech today before an international audience. world leaders gathered at the united nations and millions of viewers around the world were watching. comes exactly six weeks before the november election. and that means president obama's words are also aimed at domestic viewers. in other words, american voters. cnn's foreign affairs ver in nework watching all of thiunfold. jill, update our viewers on what happened. >> reporter: well, wolf,o ow psident oba wn' neyorkery long. pearance, thatspeech.n. orl i ch. in h ch to the united nas pres fadwaudnces, citizens of the world some ofemtica s.and his own fowamer ecide o not toee himo begin today byin you about arica named chris stevens. repter: chris sevens u.s. ambassor to la lled two weeks ago in an attack in benghazi. obama'se americans end the world we're in ts together >> the atcks of t
now even the president of the united states is weighing in. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." president obama gave a major speech today before an international audience. world leaders gathered at the united nations and millions of viewers around the world were watching. comes exactly six weeks before the november election. and that means president obama's words are also aimed at domestic viewers....
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we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer, reporting live from charlotte, the site of the democratic national convention and you're in "the situation room." >>> and we're here in charlotte where the democrats are already gathering for their party's national convention. it starts on tuesday, but this is now becoming the campaign's command center, as democrats work to take back moment from the gop after the republicans grabbed the spotlight in tampa. president obama is on the road today, as democrats build up to their huge event in charlotte this week. let's begin our coverage this hour with our white house correspondent, brianna keilar. she's here already in charlotte together with me. we're watching what's going on. he is really trying, as desperately as he can, and he needs to, to rally his base, brianna, and make sure they turn up, turn out, and vote. because the enthusiasm level, this time, is clearly not what it was in 2008. >> yeah. he's even directing his supporters to a website where they can register
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look at the history of the united states. we're declared our independence from england in 1776, and the u.s. constitution wasn't ratified until 1789. will you give the arabs 13 years to get their act together? and michael in virginia writes, we're lexington, concord and yorktown worth it? it's not our call, jack. if you want to read more on the subject, go to the blog cnn.com/caffertyfile or our post on the "the situation room" facebook page, wolf. >> jack, thank you. >>> shock, condemnation and grief. we're going to hear hillary clinton's rather emotional statement as the embassy crisis unfolds. nual bonus. and everyone, but her... likes 50% more cash. but, i have an idea. do you want a princess dress? yes how about some cupcakes? yes lollipop? yes! do you want an etch a sketch? yes! do you want 50% more cash? no you got talent. [ male announcer ] the capital one cash rewards card. with a 50% annual cash bonus it's the card for people who like more cash. what's in your wallet? i usually say that. humans -- sometimes life tri
look at the history of the united states. we're declared our independence from england in 1776, and the u.s. constitution wasn't ratified until 1789. will you give the arabs 13 years to get their act together? and michael in virginia writes, we're lexington, concord and yorktown worth it? it's not our call, jack. if you want to read more on the subject, go to the blog cnn.com/caffertyfile or our post on the "the situation room" facebook page, wolf. >> jack, thank you....
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the youngest mayor of a top 50 city in the united states. he's also used to the baby face jokes. >> reporter: one of the fun yer things that happened to you when you first met president obama, he jokingly asked if you were the intern. >> that's right. >> reporter: you being asked to do the speech, is that making up for that jab? >> no, i don't know, i don't know. but i always got the age jokes at different points in my career. >> reporter: is it still happening? >> every now and then. i am starting to get the gray hair i need from my three-year-old daughter and from politics. >> reporter: it is the biggest speech of his career. latinos enjoyed prominent roles at the convention. castro must convince them to stick with barack obama and turn out in numbers. >> reporter: a lot of latino leaders say president obama has not been a friend to the latino community. >> under any score, immigration, education, health care, any number of issues, he has been a very effective advocate for the latino community. >> reporter: he is in the midst of pushing fo
the youngest mayor of a top 50 city in the united states. he's also used to the baby face jokes. >> reporter: one of the fun yer things that happened to you when you first met president obama, he jokingly asked if you were the intern. >> that's right. >> reporter: you being asked to do the speech, is that making up for that jab? >> no, i don't know, i don't know. but i always got the age jokes at different points in my career. >> reporter: is it still happening?...
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it is the nobel laureate's first visit to the united states in decades. she just received the congressional medal, it was awarded to her while she was still under house arrest. myanmar is transitioning from years under another control. more signs of recovery. existing home sales jump by nearly 8% in august. according to the national association of realtors, that is the highest level in more than two years. and the census bureau reports housing starts in august rose 2.3% over july. a new report says children should only eat light tuna and no more than twice a month. the mercury policy project says that is the only way to keep children's mercury intake at a safe level. white albacor tuna should be avoided all together because it was found to have triple the amount of mercury. take a look at this one. you've got to look hat this. this is one of nature's rarest events. it is a fire tornado. and they're caused when a warm column of air rotates and rises picking up a bush fire. this twister was sucking fire up off the ground in australia. and the filmmaker who
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because frankly it was the united states embassy we're talking about which supposedly is united states tear toirks at least the inside of it. >> right. but internationally, host country always provides the outer perimeter security. so if they failed to do that, then if there's enough people causing an attack it's going to be like the alamo. are going to be able to overwhelm an embassy or consulate. >> so you need host country help. >> you need host country along with adequate security on your part. but definitely the host country has to keep them out of the perimeter in the first place. >> another part this letter. it seems like a pre-11 mindset treating a act of war solely as a criminal matter rather than also prioritizing the gathering of intelligence to preconvenient future attacks." a pre9/11 mindset? >> that's also absurd. the government, the fbi, the cia, the mill takers all of the intelligence assets of the united states have completely been transformed since 9/11. there's a much different level of cooperation and aggressive efforts overseas to try to get to the bottom of some o
because frankly it was the united states embassy we're talking about which supposedly is united states tear toirks at least the inside of it. >> right. but internationally, host country always provides the outer perimeter security. so if they failed to do that, then if there's enough people causing an attack it's going to be like the alamo. are going to be able to overwhelm an embassy or consulate. >> so you need host country help. >> you need host country along with adequate...
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states waving a $1 billion in debt that egyptians owe the united states as the u.s. did last week or providing $1.5 billion a year for military and economic assistance to egypt if, if the new muslim-brotherhood led government doesn't cooperate with the united states. doesn't honor its commitments to the u.s. and peace treaty with israel. politically, that's going to be a really difficult to appropriate that kind of money. >> that's right, wolf. that is the aid that should be on the table. we ought to be looking at whether that is the kind of thing we want to do. what i'm talking about, the people-to-people on a humanitarian level, that is the sort of stuff you might consider continuing. the sorts of aid you're talking about, are all things that ought to be on the table. if the government doesn't protect our establishments and doesn't engage with the u.s. on important policy, we ought to reconsider that. >> thanks very much. >> thanks. >>> there is a new warning that has just been released by the fbi and the homeland security department. it's related to the unrest tha
states waving a $1 billion in debt that egyptians owe the united states as the u.s. did last week or providing $1.5 billion a year for military and economic assistance to egypt if, if the new muslim-brotherhood led government doesn't cooperate with the united states. doesn't honor its commitments to the u.s. and peace treaty with israel. politically, that's going to be a really difficult to appropriate that kind of money. >> that's right, wolf. that is the aid that should be on the table....
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security requirements for a united states consulate. cnn's intelligence correspondent suzanne kelly has been working the story for us. what are you picking up? >> we are learning that that mission in benghazi was operating under a security waiver at the time. and that basically means the typical security standards that would have been required at other diplomatic missions did not apply in this particular volatile area. mainly because the villa which was being used to carry out the u.s. mission there was temporary in nature. according to diplomatic security experts, that decision to allow the mission to operate under a waiver would have been made in consultation with someone in washington along with their libyan counterpart and of course the ambassador himself. take a listen. >> someone made the decision that the mission in benghazi was so critical that they waived the standard security requirements which presents unique challenges to the diplomatic security service, as you can imagine. >> if you think about those unique challenges from
security requirements for a united states consulate. cnn's intelligence correspondent suzanne kelly has been working the story for us. what are you picking up? >> we are learning that that mission in benghazi was operating under a security waiver at the time. and that basically means the typical security standards that would have been required at other diplomatic missions did not apply in this particular volatile area. mainly because the villa which was being used to carry out the u.s....
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in libya were returned to the united states. that's coming up. [ male announcer ] now you can swipe... scroll... tap... pinch... and zoom... in your car. introducing the all-new cadillac xts with cue. ♪ don't worry. we haven't forgotten, you still like things to push. [ engine revs ] the all-new cadillac xts has arrived, and it's bringing the future forward. your soups are so awesomely delicious my husband and i can't stop eating 'em! what's...that... on your head? can curlers! tomato basil, potato with bacon... we've got a lot of empty cans. [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. >>> president obama, vice president biden, secretary of state hillary clinton, they were all on hand this afternoon as the bodies of the u.s. diplomats and security officials killed in libya arrived back in the united states. it was a very somber, moving memorial ceremony. our white house correspondent dan lothian is joining us. dan, this wrapped up just a little while ago. tell our viewers who missed it what happened. >> reporter:
in libya were returned to the united states. that's coming up. [ male announcer ] now you can swipe... scroll... tap... pinch... and zoom... in your car. introducing the all-new cadillac xts with cue. ♪ don't worry. we haven't forgotten, you still like things to push. [ engine revs ] the all-new cadillac xts has arrived, and it's bringing the future forward. your soups are so awesomely delicious my husband and i can't stop eating 'em! what's...that... on your head? can curlers! tomato basil,...
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states ambassador to the united states should resign. i just spoke with the spokesman for the national security council and he says rice has done extraoinyrk at the the eric people. the president appreciates the work she d day a he is lookg forwards her contued rk. this is in eactiohat she mied peoe the sund after the kiin of the u.s ambaador inlibya. helsoakeshe point that inytng she said in that rview sd by integency group based on the had,certainly thing was designen people. clearly since those five terviews, u.s. intelligence has not concluded that was a deberate effort to kill the u.s. ambassador, and it was an affiliate or inspired by al qaeda, so a strong state for susan rice from the white house coming into cnn only opponents ago. other news we're following, this week's informal ref ctrover involving the botched call at the end of the mday night football game gave president obama and governoromney a chance to use sports psychology. >> it was the call thatd every talkingn tuesday. >> who has it? obaincluding president out of sight
states ambassador to the united states should resign. i just spoke with the spokesman for the national security council and he says rice has done extraoinyrk at the the eric people. the president appreciates the work she d day a he is lookg forwards her contued rk. this is in eactiohat she mied peoe the sund after the kiin of the u.s ambaador inlibya. helsoakeshe point that inytng she said in that rview sd by integency group based on the had,certainly thing was designen people. clearly since...
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states ambassador to the united states should resign. i just spoke with the spokesman for the national security council and he says rice has done extraordinary work at the united nations and for the american people. the president appreciates the work she does every day and he is looking forwards to her continued work. this is in reaction that she misled people the sunday after the killing of the u.s. ambassador in libya. he also makes the point that everything she said in that interview was cleared by interagency group based on the latest information that the u.s. had, and certainly nothing was designed to mislead the american people. clearly since those five interviews, u.s. intelligence has not concluded that it was a deliberate effort to kill the u.s. ambassador, and it was an affiliate or inspired by al qaeda, so a strong state for susan rice from the white house coming into cnn only opponents ago. other news we're following, this week's informal ref controversy involving the botched call at the end of the monday night football game
states ambassador to the united states should resign. i just spoke with the spokesman for the national security council and he says rice has done extraordinary work at the united nations and for the american people. the president appreciates the work she does every day and he is looking forwards to her continued work. this is in reaction that she misled people the sunday after the killing of the u.s. ambassador in libya. he also makes the point that everything she said in that interview was...
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welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. wolf blitzer's off today. i'm joe johns. you're in "the situation room." >>> a week after the bloody attack on the u.s. consulate in libya, the white house is facing a growing backlash. should there have been more security given possible threats tied to the 9/11 anniversary? and was the attack which killed the ambassador and three other americans premeditated or a spontaneous eruption of rage over an anti-muslim film? our white house correspondent dan lothian is standing by. but first to libya where we have stunning new video and witness accounts of the attack and the last moments of ambassador chris stevens. cnn senior international correspondent arwa damon is in benghazi. >> reporter: this is the first thing fahud says he saw and filmed at the consulate compound. the cafeteria building up in flames. it was shortly before midnight september 11th. the smoke so thick the compound's main house is barely visible. and then this. after breaking through window men shout they found a body. suddenly one of them cries
welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. wolf blitzer's off today. i'm joe johns. you're in "the situation room." >>> a week after the bloody attack on the u.s. consulate in libya, the white house is facing a growing backlash. should there have been more security given possible threats tied to the 9/11 anniversary? and was the attack which killed the ambassador and three other americans premeditated or a spontaneous eruption of rage over an...